Byron York: Can Al Franken be rehabilitated?

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Al Franken, the Minnesota Democrat and former Saturday Night Live star forced out of the Senate in late 2017 by #MeToo allegations, is back in the news.

The New Yorker has published a long article suggesting Franken was “railroaded” (author Jane Mayer’s word) and reporting that several of Franken’s old Senate colleagues now regret calling for him to resign.

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